Evidence of meeting #108 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was documents.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Michael Wernick  Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Nancy Vohl

11:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative John Brassard

Go ahead. I'm not objecting to anything. I want to hear what you have to say.

11:50 a.m.

Liberal

George Chahal Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

Well, it does—

11:50 a.m.

Conservative

Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB

He's trying to disrupt my line of questioning—that's what he's doing.

11:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative John Brassard

Just hang on, Mr. Cooper, please.

11:50 a.m.

Liberal

George Chahal Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

Mr. Cooper is interrupting my point of order, which I have not had the opportunity to make.

11:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative John Brassard

Go ahead, Mr. Chahal.

11:50 a.m.

Liberal

George Chahal Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

Mr. Chair, I would like the opportunity to present my point of order. I ask Mr. Cooper about the relevance of his questioning, and—

11:50 a.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

The chair ruled on it.

11:50 a.m.

Liberal

George Chahal Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

—once again you have not let me finish, Mr. Barrett. You're not the chair.

11:50 a.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

The chair ruled on it.

11:50 a.m.

Liberal

George Chahal Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

Mr. Barrett, you're not the chair. If you'd let me finish—

11:50 a.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

He ruled on relevance.

11:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative John Brassard

Mr. Chahal, I know which direction you're going on this.

11:50 a.m.

Liberal

George Chahal Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

Well, you do not, because I haven't finished my sentence.

11:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative John Brassard

I do know which direction you're going on this.

11:50 a.m.

Liberal

George Chahal Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

All I would like to do—

11:50 a.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

Then challenge the chair.

11:50 a.m.

Liberal

George Chahal Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

—is say that the point of order—

11:50 a.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

He already ruled.

11:50 a.m.

Liberal

George Chahal Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

—is on the relevance of Mr. Cooper's questioning to do with the RCMP.

11:55 a.m.

Conservative

Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB

You're interrupting my line of questioning.

11:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative John Brassard

Hang on. Hang on.

11:55 a.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

Chair, you've already ruled on this. You ruled on this already.

11:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative John Brassard

Michael and Michael—

11:55 a.m.

Liberal

George Chahal Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

I presented my point of order.